Classic Taupe

With an LRV of about 52, Classic Taupe reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Classic Taupe in other brands

• Country Rubble Kelly-Moore KM5711-2 Beige Very close ΔE 0.5
• Rocio Vista K-1020 Beige Very close ΔE 0.6
• Tea With Cream KILZ LK150 Beige Very close ΔE 0.8
• Camel Skin Asian Paints 9530 Beige Very close ΔE 0.9
• Caramel Blush 3 Dulux UK 1186532 Beige Very close ΔE 1.2
• Apache Tan Dunn-Edwards DEC746 Beige Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Venetian Mask Behr PPU3-06 Beige
• Brown Teepee Behr 700D-4 Beige

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as beige
• Protanopia Reads as beige
• Tritanopia Reads as pink
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns orange
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Classic Taupe warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 15.1 and a value of 4.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Kelly-Moore color to Classic Taupe?

Country Rubble (KM5711-2), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Classic Taupe?

≈ 52. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.